Telegram-herald., 1887-12-03
GREYY HAS RESIGNED
Ms LETTea aEAD y T7E cFiAN sERs
re Asfisa 81 fAs seaeEeFs sad Dspafiss
T.at.aasuas g. Askiilx Ger fst< lte.lEA-
.sisa-f,s Fr-F Feizast iAis FEos-
aals 1aaeess.5f.

Pasfs. Dee. 2-kfes.lenr Gragys mes
sazs. zniax tls Presi1sGcg Of ne hs-
,nhlle. - Rad ia the g-41ll Der u Dep1-
- a. j =. IA l1 u. 0seFg says he rekafas
tLs votes takea "a TIE senate snd tAALbef
of Deputies yesterday as decisive cemoa-
slrsu0n nscsssiEatius hls rezignaliol- Atter
recalling Eis service ~ tAs country Hl4la
assured tranquility 81 aoms and p-a+e
abroad ha Gee ares tEaI ne leaves ONCE
Win a feeling pf sadness. sni.s deeilntns %
be Fesponslsle ioE idlurs events
TIE Deputies fscelsed the uaesszgs Hila
profound silencs.
"A Fles4les read a letter fr0m the Prssi-
deat of ths senate summoning congress 0i
tae to chambers AZ Versailles t0E1orros
lor ths purpose Of siectins = ne" ffss.elen'.
The sitting then elozea anlid cries OF NiFs
"a Eepu5llqus.
Ihs tszs af II. Grsvy's resignation Is as
iclioss.
So long a. ! had only to contend wish
he difficulties t1at have accumulated Ia
my path, the ATTACKS Of ths press, the 4o-
xssntlon 0f tAe men y a0al TIE paOilc voice
called 10 my side and the increasing lm.
possibility 70 form ministry, struggled
"a and remained where daty bale me 0ut
- ths mement when public opinion. bet
Ter informed. marzsd a en4sge which gave
me- h0ps Of forming government
ths senate and chamber Of Deputies voted
a double resolution which, Ull.sr the form
of al aolouFnmsDt 10 q bxed hour 70 await
the Presidents promised uleasaSe. :
tantamoat 20 summOnIng the President To
Eeagn. IL would be nay duty and right 10
sssisl, bus under the circumstances con-
dict between the sxeeutivs and parliament
mixht entail cOn3ssQ Quences which restrain
ne Wisdom and patriotism command ne
% yield
A number OF members Of the two
chambers held a session in the Palais
bourbon this aftsFnoon for the purpose OF
ballOtinz G0r President preparatory % the
election sy the Congress az Versailles to-
morrow The hrss ballot opened 81 $50 p
M and closed a. 4,50. The result vas. III.
FioQuet. IOI votes n. de FIeycinet 80. IA.
Brisson, So. 81. Sadi Carnot, 4S, NJ Ferry,
~ "a. Faiilisrss. 3, u. 0revy. :.
The second OF the preliminary ballots re-
suited ss follows Freycinet, l5O Brisson,
"a 5adi CaFuot. q. FlOqust, I6; Ferry,
IL. Only Republican Deputies and senators
voted.
IL Is difficult 70 forssee the result OF to-
rnorr0w's session OF the Congress At YER
sailles. N. sc Freyeinet has, perhaps. the
best chance Of election as matters loox now,
a. Mn Ferry and FiOquet are being re-
pudiated on The ground that the election OF
either would be ulinlical 10 al alliance BE-
tween France and Russla, Which now seems
% a majority OF The Republican statesmen
most desirable.
TIE tone of Grevys message. which see As
10 unload the responsibility for the present
situation gpOn ghe Chamber OF Deputies,
will have the effect 20 cement the kepuoli-
can group aud give the Aoderates the best
chance IN the nuzl transfer OF votes from
Ons candidate 10 another. IL IS noticeable
that al the French securities have re-
mA.ned trm. few Of them having sustained
any decline whatsoever, anu this circum-
stance has given increased cOnhdsnce TO
those who believe that the country will
emerge from Ihe present period Of confu-
sion unscarhed snd without biOodshed-
At midnight the excitement wnicn pre-
vailed during tae afternoon and evening
has almost wholly subsidized The knots oi
persons Who collected at the street corners
during the last few hours were moved more
BY curiosity than any dennite purpose 10
cOugrsgats "a public places and they were
easily dispersed BY the police. In two OF
three cases resistance was offered BY the
crowd and those resisting wers slightly in-
l1rsd IN the scuitiss which ensued. The
police generally showed disposition 70 be
isnierS with the demoustratIye members OF
the crowds.
Louise Michel attempted t0.sDter tn,
Paiais Bourbon and created quite seems
upon being refused admission She va
hnally removed f5rcibiy from the vicinity
of the palace and ser free after promising &c
give no further trouble.
NJ Basley. a Socialist Deputy, vas ar
Rested and iOsked up. senator's and Mode
rate Deputies sbsfsined from voting ia the
ballots taken a. the Paiais Bourbon today
At one time this evening crowd collected
in the Place de Ia Coacorde. which Z
mounted guard charged upon and tried e
dispsrse Several revolver shots were nrec
st the police and the crowd stood It's ground
Later the police were reinforced BY a b6dl
of infantry and an0thsr chargs Was made
resulting n the cieariug OF the square anC
the injury Of Sky persons.
THE SUNDAY rELEiiRsM HERA1lD- BRTGH